excite
verb (used with object)
to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of.
has been exciting
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present perfect progressiveof excite (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Watching AI evolve has been exciting for shareholders of companies that seem fit to benefit.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Seeing how they develop a new argument or challenge an issue like the TikTok ban has been exciting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
“Trying to mash that up for me has been exciting in this role,” Barnes said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
“Reliving everything has been exciting, heart-wrenching, and emotional, to say the least. For those reasons, I will only be reading a small part of my audiobook.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
The film has unleashed a flurry of activity, which has been exciting to experience so late in my life, when so many of my contemporaries have either passed on or been forgotten about.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
